[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16336-16337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6280]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of International Regimes and Agreements; Proposed 
Subsequent Arrangement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Subsequent Arrangement.

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SUMMARY: This notice is being issued under the authority of Section 131 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2160). The 
Department is providing notice of a proposed ``subsequent arrangement'' 
under the

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Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United States 
of America and the Republic of Korea Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic 
Energy, signed November 24, 1972, as amended.
    This subsequent arrangement concerns the renewal of the 2002 Joint 
Determination by the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Korea pursuant to Article VIII(C) of that 
Agreement. This arrangement reaffirms that the provisions of Article XI 
of the Joint Determination may be effectively applied for the 
alteration in form or content of U.S.-origin nuclear material contained 
in irradiated nuclear fuels from pressurized water reactors, CANDU 
reactors, a research reactor at the Post Irradiation Examination 
Facility (PIEF), the Irradiated Material Examination Facility (IMEF), 
the DUPIC Fuel Fabrications Facility (DFDF), and identified analytical 
laboratories at the Headquarters of the Korea Atomic Energy Research 
Institute, in accordance with the plan contained in KAERI/AR-765/2007, 
dated January 30, 2007, and KAERI/AR-766/2007, dated January 31, 2007. 
Any activities additional to the plan or changes in the equipment in 
the PIEF, IMEF, or the DFDF will be reviewed by both parties to ensure 
the general consistency with the scope and objectives of the Joint 
Determination. Reference is made to the Joint Determination signed by 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
the Republic of Korea on March 29, 1996, on April 8, 1999, and on 
January 29, 2002, covering similar activities at the PIEF, the IMEF, 
and the DFDF. These facilities are found acceptable to both parties 
pursuant to Article VIII(C) of the Agreement for the sole purpose of 
alteration in form or content of irradiated fuel elements for post-
irradiation examination and for research, development and manufacture 
of DUPIC fuel powders, pellets and elements for the period ending March 
31, 2012.
    In accordance with Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, we have determined that this subsequent arrangement will not 
be inimical to the common defense and security.
    This subsequent arrangement will take effect no sooner than 15 days 
after the date of publication of this notice.

    Dated: March 29, 2007.

    For the Department of Energy.
Richard Goorevich,
Director, Office of International Regimes and Agreements.
[FR Doc. E7-6280 Filed 4-3-07; 8:45 am]
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